The Broads — always with the, and with a capital B — are a network of rivers and wide, shallow lakes in Norfolk, and a little in Suffolk, in the east of England.

The Broads這個詞 — always with the前面永遠加 the, and with a capital BB 要大寫 — are a network of rivers and wide, shallow lakes是由河流和又寬又淺的湖泊組成的水網 in Norfolk在諾福克郡, and a little in Suffolk還有一小部分在薩福克郡, in the east of England位於英格蘭東部.

People go there on holiday in small boats and move slowly from village to village. A broad in this local sense is one of those wide stretches of water. It is a national park, flat and quiet, famous for birds as well as sailing.

People go there on holiday人們會到那裡度假 in small boats開著小船 and move slowly from village to village慢慢從一個村莊晃到另一個村莊. A broad in this local sense在這種當地用法裡 a broad is one of those wide stretches of water指的就是那些寬闊水域中的其中一片. It這裡 is a national park是一座國家公園, flat and quiet地勢平坦、氣氛安靜, famous for birds as well as sailing以賞鳥和帆船活動聞名.

Though actually they are not simply “the sea coming inland.” The lakes, we now know, were old peat diggings that flooded centuries ago; the rivers do eventually lead out toward the sea. In holiday English, the Broads means that whole watery district, not one single lake.

Though actually不過其實 they它們 are not simply "the sea coming inland"並不是單純的「海水灌進內陸」. The lakes這些湖泊, we now know我們現在知道, were old peat diggings that flooded centuries ago其實是幾世紀前被水淹沒的舊泥炭坑; the rivers do eventually lead out toward the sea而這些河流最終確實會通往大海. In holiday English在度假用語裡, the Broadsthe Broads means that whole watery district指的是整個那片水鄉區域, not one single lake而不是單一一座湖.